Subject: Administrative : Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------000603010604050706070108 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule *Date/Time Issued**:*May 03, 2012 1418 UTC* * *Product(s) or Data Impacted:*See list below. ** *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* ****May 03, 2012 13:50:29 (from theEumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule message) ** *Date/Time of Expected End:***See table in detail for information dates and times****** *Length of Outage:*N/A* * *Details/Specifics of Change:* Weekly_Operations_Schedule_20120503135029.txt Weekly Operations Schedule Issued on 03/05/12 at 13:50:29 Seq Nr: 1 Planned activities for week 19/2012: GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION Meteosat Straylight Predictions for Winter/Spring 2012 available on EUMETSAT Website: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/ServiceStatus/index.htm?l=en (See Section "Operational Schedules") METEOSAT RSS Until Further Notice Meteosat-8 is currently operating in Earth Mode due to a problem with the sun sensor data on board. After modifying the image processing system the RSS image quality is currently back to nominal. METEOSAT IODC 08 May 2012 00:28 UTC Meteosat-7 Manoeuvre Users may observe degraded image quality for up to 6 hours after the manoeuvre. METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE 07 May 2012 05:10 - 09:10 UTC IASI External Calibration Outage to IASI GDS Level 1C atmospheric temperature and water vapour, cloud parameters, ozone and trace gases, and emissivity products. 13 May 2012 18:57 - 19:49 UTC orbit 28884 GOME2 monthly measurements of GOME-2 polarisation (PMD) data in raw readout mode (PMDRAW). Near real-time products from O3M SAF (L2 NTO) will be affected (see SAF PRODUCTS below). 23 April 2012 - 13 May 2012 ASCAT Transponder Maintenance Metop-A ASCAT needs to support this by performing external calibrations. Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global and regional winds products in the vicinity of Turkey can be expected. METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT For current information please see:http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17 SAF PRODUCTS 10 May 2012 Removal of the LSA-SAF EPS based products (DSLF and LST) from EUMETCast. For full details, please see:http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNews/818286?l=en 13 May 2012 18:57 - 19:49 UTC orbit 28884 GOME2 operations (see above), O3M SAF Near Real Time Total Column products (Total Column Ozone, the Total Column NO2, and the Tropospheric NO2) will be unavailable. FUTURE EVENTS JASON-2 End of June Jason-2 processor update to OGDR-D standard, including a product format change for the netCDF products. More information to be provided in the coming weeks. INFORMATION: For further information, please contact the EUMETSAT User Services Helpdesk Tel: +49 6151 807 366 Fax: +49 6151 807 379 Email:ops@eumetsat.int www.eumetsat.int *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 This message was sent by ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --------------000603010604050706070108 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule

Date/Time Issued: May 03, 2012 1418 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: See list below.

Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 03, 2012 13:50:29 (from the Eumetsat Weekly Operations Schedule message)

Date/Time of Expected End: See table in detail for information dates and times

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change: Weekly_Operations_Schedule_20120503135029.txt

Weekly Operations Schedule

Issued on 03/05/12 at 13:50:29

Planned activities for week 19/2012:

GENERIC SERVICE INFORMATION
Meteosat Straylight Predictions for Winter/Spring 2012 available on
EUMETSAT Website:
http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/ServiceStatus/index.htm?l=en
(See Section "Operational Schedules")

METEOSAT RSS
Until Further Notice
Meteosat-8 is currently operating in Earth Mode due to a problem with
the sun sensor data on board.
After modifying the image processing system the RSS image quality is
currently back to nominal.

METEOSAT IODC
08 May 2012 00:28 UTC
Meteosat-7 Manoeuvre
Users may observe degraded image quality for up to 6 hours after
the manoeuvre.

METOP AND NOAA GLOBAL DATA SERVICE
07 May 2012 05:10 - 09:10 UTC
IASI External Calibration
Outage to IASI GDS Level 1C atmospheric temperature and water vapour,
cloud parameters, ozone and trace gases, and emissivity products.

13 May 2012 18:57 - 19:49 UTC orbit 28884
GOME2 monthly measurements of GOME-2 polarisation (PMD) data in raw
readout mode (PMDRAW).
Near real-time products from O3M SAF (L2 NTO) will be affected (see
SAF PRODUCTS below).

23 April 2012 - 13 May 2012
ASCAT Transponder Maintenance
Metop-A ASCAT needs to support this by performing external
calibrations.
Short outages of the ASCAT GDS Level 1, soil moisture and global and
regional winds products in the vicinity of Turkey can be expected.

METOP AHRPT DIRECT READOUT
For current information please see: http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/UNS/webapps/showData.do?type=17

SAF PRODUCTS
10 May 2012
Removal of the LSA-SAF EPS based products (DSLF and LST) from
EUMETCast.
For full details, please see: http://www.eumetsat.int/Home/Main/News/ProductServiceNe

13 May 2012 18:57 - 19:49 UTC orbit 28884
GOME2 operations (see above),
O3M SAF Near Real Time Total Column products (Total Column Ozone,
the Total Column NO2, and the Tropospheric NO2) will be unavailable.

FUTURE EVENTS
JASON-2
End of June
Jason-2 processor update to OGDR-D standard, including a product
format change for the netCDF products.
More information to be provided in the coming weeks.

INFORMATION:
For further information, please contact the EUMETSAT User Services
Helpdesk
Tel: +49 6151 807 366
Fax: +49 6151 807 379
Email: ops@eumetsat.int
www.eumetsat.int

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880

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